Shanghai Museum

Founded in 1952 and located on People’s Square with a distinctive "round heaven, square earth" architectural design, Shanghai Museum is one of China’s premier national first-class museums with over one million cultural relics, including 140,000 precious national treasures. It features ten permanent galleries covering bronzes, ceramics, jade, calligraphy, paintings and sculptures, while its Pudong East Branch displays core permanent collections. This landmark institution offers visitors a complete chronological journey through thousands of years of Chinese art and civilization, and serves as a vital window for Sino-foreign cultural exchange.